Yueqiang Cao (曹约强)
Research Professor (特聘研究员), School of Chemical Engineering
East China University of Science and Technology
Email: yqcao@ecust.edu.cn
Biography
Yueqiang Cao was born in 1991 in Anhui, China. He completed his Bachelor of Science from Hefei University of Technology in 2013 and his PhD from the East China University of Science and Technology in 2019, both in Chemical Engineering. After a short visit at Norwegian University of Science and Technology under the supervision of Prof. De Chen, he returned to ECUST in 2020 as a postdoctoral researcher in the field of catalysis and reaction engineering. In 2022, he joined the faculty of School of Chemical Engineering at ECUST as a research fellow. His current research interests include mechanism and data driven design of catalysts for various hydrogenations involved in synthesis of high-performance polymers, chemicals and green fuels.
Education
2009.09 – 2013.07
BS, School of Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology
2013.09 – 2019.06
PhD, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
2017.09 – 2018.10
Visiting PhD Student, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside
Work Experience
2019.09 – 2019.12
Research assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2020.01 – 2022.11
Postdoc, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
2022.11 – Present
Research Fellow, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Research Interests
(1) Reaction mechanism based on DFT calculations and micro-kinetics:
Addressing the complex reaction pathways of hydrogenations employed in the synthesis of polymers, chemicals and green fuels by theoretical calculations and micro-kinetics analysis.
(2) Characterizations of catalysts via in situ experiments and kinetics:
Combining of various techniques such as in situ FITR and TP analysis with multiple kinetics study to identify structures of catalysts under reaction.
(3) Data and mechanism driven design of catalysts:
Designing new active sites with high performance for heterogenous hydrogenations via mechanism study assisted by machine learning.
Editorial Boards
Junior Editorial Board Members of Chemical Synthesis (ISSN: 2769-5247)
Selected Awards
2024, Journal of Materials Chemistry A Emerging Investigators
2023, 第九届中国科协青年人才托举工程
2023, 上海市青年科技启明星（A类）
2023, I&EC Research 2023 Class of Influential Researchers
2022, 中国化工学会基础研究成果奖一等奖（排名第二）
2021, 上海市产学研合作优秀项目奖一等奖（排名第六）
2020, 中国石油和化学工业联合会CPCIF-Clariant可持续发展青年创新奖优秀奖
Selected Publications
1. Xiaohu Ge#, Jun Yin#, Zhouhong Ren#, Kelin Yan, Yundao Jing, Yueqiang Cao*, Nina Fei, Xi Liu*, Xiaonan Wang*, Xinggui Zhou, Liwei Chen, Weikang Yuan, Xuezhi Duan*. Atomic Design of Alkyne Semihydrogenation Catalysts via Active Learning. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 7, 4993–5004. (JACS Spotlights)
2. Xiaohu Ge, Yundao Jing, Nina Fei, Kelin Yan, Yijing Liang, Yueqiang Cao*, Jing Zhang, Gang Qian, Lina Li,* Hao Jiang, Xinggui Zhou, Weikang Yuan, and Xuezhi Duan*. Embedding Single Pd Atoms on NiGa Intermetallic Surfaces for Efficient and Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202410979. (VIP paper)
3. Jiahang Xi#, Kelin Yan#, Ningchao Zhu, Xiaohu Ge*, Qiang Yuwen, Mingming Chen, Yueqiang Cao*, Hao Jiang, Xinggui Zhou, Xuezhi Duan. Ni Active Sites Isolated by Antimony Toward Enhanced Propyne Semi-Hydrogenation. AIChE J. 2024, 70, e18416.
4. Yao Shi, Yanan Sui, Yueqiang Cao*, Xiaohu Ge, Xiangkun Liu, Hongyu Li, Wenyao Chen, Gang Qian*, Xinggui Zhou, Xuezhi Duan. Insights into Reaction-Diffusion Behaviors of Acetylene Selective Hydrogenation on Pellet Catalysts. AIChE J. 2024, 70, e18454.
5. Weixiao Sun#, Xiaohu Ge#, Wei Du, Jianrong Zeng, Jianbo Ma, Wenyao Chen, Gang Qian, Yueqiang Cao*, Xuezhi Duan, Xinggui Zhou, Jing Zhang*. Kinetics and Mechanistic Insights into Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol over Ni-Ga Intermetallics. AIChE J. 2024, 70, e18423.
6. Mingxing Ye#, Yurou Li#, Zhirong Yang#, Chang Yao, Weixiao Sun, Xiangxue Zhang, Wenyao Chen, Gang Qian, Xuezhi Duan, Yueqiang Cao*, Lina Li*, Xinggui Zhou, Jing Zhang*. Ruthenium/TiO2-Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate: Reaction Pathways Dominated by Coordination Environment. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202301024. (Hot Paper)
7. Xiaohu Ge, Yueqiang Cao*, Kelin Yan, Yurou Li, Lihui Zhou, Sheng Dai, Jing Zhang, Xueqing Gong, Gang Qian, Xinggui Zhou, Weikang Yuan, Xuezhi Duan*. Increasing the Distance of Adjacent Palladium Atoms for Configuration Matching in Selective Hydrogenation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202215225. (Hot Paper)
8. Yurou Li#, Kelin Yan#, Yueqiang Cao*, Xiaohu Ge, Xinggui Zhou, Weikang Yuan, De Chen, Xuezhi Duan*. Mechanistic and Atomic-Level Insights into Semi-Hydrogenation Catalysis to Light Olefins. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 12138-12161.
9. Xiaohu Ge, Mingying Dou, Yueqiang Cao*, Xi Liu*, Qiang Yuwen, Jing Zhang, Gang Qian, Xueqing Gong, Xinggui Zhou, Liwei Chen, Weikang Yuan, Xuezhi Duan*. Mechanism Driven Design of Trimer Ni1Sb2 Site Delivering Superior Hydrogenation Selectivity to Ethylene. Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 5534. (Editors’ Highlights)
10. Yueqiang Cao#, Hao Zhang#, Shufang Ji, Zhijun Sui, Zheng Jiang, Dingsheng Wang*, Francisco Zaera, Xinggui Zhou, Xuezhi Duan*, Yadong Li. Adsorption Site Regulation to Guide Atomic Design of Ni–Ga Catalysts for Acetylene Semi-Hydrogenation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 11647-11652. (Hot Paper)
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